On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

7.6IMDb Score
Released:2024-12-06
Duration:99 min
Director:Rungano Nyoni
Actors:Susan Chardy, Elizabeth Chisela, Esther Singini, Blessings Bhamjee, Doris Naulapwa
Production:A24, Fremantle, BBC Film, Element Pictures
Keywords:cautionary

Overview:

On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.

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